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March 7, 2016

Honduras: Thousands Gather for Funeral of Berta Cáceres
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And in Honduras, thousands of people gathered at the home of
assassinated environmentalist Berta Cáceres to pay their final respects
to one of the leading advocates for indigenous land rights in Honduras.
Cáceres, who won the Goldman Environmental Prize last year, was gunned
down at her home early Thursday. She had received repeated death threats
over her opposition to mining and dam projects, including the Agua Zarca
Dam. In a statement, Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy called for the dam
project to be abandoned. Cáceres' supporters, including Lesly Flores,
vowed to continue her struggle.

Lesly Flores: "I'm saying goodbye to her for the last time, but the
truth is that Berta hasn't died. Berta lives on in our hearts. They
haven't actually killed Berta; they haven't killed her. Berta is a seed
that we've been left with. For us, that seed will germinate day after
day, and we, as women, will continue the fight. We are not scared."



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